Clamp meter

[DNS1]

Easy question... Can someone recommend me a clamp meter...

Obviously don't want cheap rubbish, but don't want to spend a fortune. Reasonably priced mid-range meter would be ideal but I'm not sure which are worth the money...

 

[dan86]

fluke T5- 1000 for me every time.
Gonna be a lot of debate on here me thinks!

 

[richy3333]

Megger?

 

[DNS1]

fluke T5- 1000 for me every time.
Gonna be a lot of debate on here me thinks!

The more debate the better! Cheers for the recommendation

 

[telectrix]

depends on what you want. an earth leakage clamp meter is the most useful, but they cost more.

 

[HandySparks]

If you need something that'll do earth leakage currents, I'm very impressed by the Metrel MD 9270. Very stable readings. It's got a whole lot of other measurements available too, if you ever need them (power factor, real and apparent power, etc, etc):
Metrel MD 9270 Earth leakage clamp with Power functions

 

[derek]

I have the T5 but I am looking at this one as well, although I am still researching. TM-EL9809 High Resolution AC Earth Leakage Clamp Meter

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Like for like, the physics suggests that an open jaw clamp meter like that of the Fluke T5 or Megger DCM330 is not going to be as accurate or have the resolution of a similar ranged closed jaw clamp meter, but in most non-critical measurements may be more convenient. This is reason you don't see open jaw earth leakage clamp meters.

 

[grantr37]

Fluke clamp meters.....there's ones with a colour display now, built in scope, power analyser etc....about £400.00 or a Fluke standard closed clamp meter for about £160.00...

don't know about the megger ones but I think they will be good....

 

[Craigie]

I would go for a good quality true rms meter and a separate current clamp. Something like fluke 179 with one of their clamps to suit your needs.

 

[barneybhoy]

I bought this clamp meter about 2 months ago and I haven't been dissapointed, it pretty much does everything I wanted it too and it was a really good price


http://www.test-meter.co.uk/products/clamp-meters/earth-leakage-clampmeter/tmel9809-earth-leakage-clamp-meter/

 

[Engineer54]

I have the T5 but I am looking at this one as well, although I am still researching. TM-EL9809 High Resolution AC Earth Leakage Clamp Meter

This is a re-named Di Log unit, the unit i have!! Only brought two bits of kit with me to China, they were the Di Log leakage clamp and the Fluke T 1000!! Never had any problems with this unit your looking at, it's resolution and accuracy is right up there with the Megger and Fluke units, and at a fraction of the price. A good all round buy!!

 

[MarkF]

There's the new CNX system from Fluke, which features a clamp datalogging module that connects wirelessly to a multimeter, this may also be worth considering as an option should you wish to carry out any datalogging over time.

Wireless Test Tools

Also, the Martindale brand of clamps are good value for money with a lot of extra features included too - Martindale Clamp Meters